Do you support the Dem's super delegate system the way it is?

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It's annoying every cycle and probably the DNC members are fed up with it at this point themselves.

That said, there's a case for them in nearly-contested conventions, to prevent some third candidate as acting as too much of a kingmaker/spoiler.  "The Party" should get to decide ties, or equivalents to the GOP 2016 race where there would be no clear majority under the Democratic system.

My proposed reforms:

1) Superdelegates are, for most purposes, treated as a separate class of pledged PLEO delegates. That is, they are proportionally bound based on the results in their jurisdiction.  There's a downside to this of course, in that DC and MD voters are then way over-represented, but it's a minor ill.

2) After all credentials business has been settled at the convention, a determination is made whether any one candidate will have a majority on the first ballot.  (This may take some wind out of the sails of the process, but is necessary to prevent pro forma first ballots in situations with an actual contested convention).  If that's the case, nothing changes.  Otherwise, all superdelegates are released to vote their conscience on the first ballot.

3) All states must bind their delegations based on the raw vote totals in the first stage of any process. No Clark or Polk County shenanigans, no state delegate equivalents, etc.

4) For any state that uses a caucus (Iowa excepting), all superdelegates and pledged PLEO delegates are stripped of their voting privileges on all matters at the convention.  All other delegates from the state receive only a half-vote at the convention.  No need to go full Michigan/Florida on these states yet, as switching over may be difficult.  Iowa gets a pass here, as that battle isn't worth it and they have very high turnout anyway.

Basically, the superdelegates are still around if they need to be, but this makes sure they can't overturn a majority of the voters.